Bits of October

Afternoon adventures and cupcakes.


Pumpkins everywhere, inside and out.


The teeny-tiniest Dachshund puppy ever; we got to hold her, and I was very tempted to slip her into my pocket, start whistling, and slowly walk away. We found this Wert screen print at a flea market...it's going in the kitchen, of course. The greenhouse/garden center where we bought a few plants, and a funny/disturbing car gag.


A patchwork heart brooch I made and lots of garden walks. I'm trying to soak in as much of these blooming plants as I can before the cold weather gets them.

And if anyone's curious, we did not make it all the way till November before turning on the heat, though we did make it until about a week or so ago. When the temps dropped down into the 30s every night, I was no longer all that interested in saving money. It did warm up again toward the end of last week, though, and we turned the thermostat back down. Hopefully, we'll have some more moderate temps before winter settles in for good.